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Siefert Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1007^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Siefert Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 216 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Siefert Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Wisconsin, receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years. The school's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.29% of 3rd graders, 5% of 4th graders, and 10% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 52.14%, 52.21%, and 51.26%, respectively. Siefert Elementary also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.5% to 65.9% in recent years, far exceeding the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street, which is also a public school in the Milwaukee School District, outperforms Siefert Elementary by a wide margin across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Siefert Elementary spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $13,605 to $16,704 per student in recent years, but this higher spending does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes, suggesting the school may need to re-evaluate how resources are being allocated and utilized.

174

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,704

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1547 N 14th St
Milwaukee, WI 53205-2109

(414) 935-1500

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Siefert Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	King International Baccalaureate Middle
	Lincoln Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
High:	Audubon Technology and Communication High
	Bradley Technology High
	King International
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
	More...
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	North Division High
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.7%

Two or more races:

4.0%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (10% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (64% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg54%

1,007^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^th of 106Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District

415^th of 426Milwaukee School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	1007 of 1044	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	1054 of 1061	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1035 of 1067	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	1050 of 1067	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	1034 of 1050	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	1009 of 1037	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	980 of 1025	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.2	1046 of 1071	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.4	1056 of 1075	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.6	1041 of 1076	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.4	999 of 1061	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	1000 of 1053	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	1031 of 1045	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.5	1015 of 1046	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.3	1042 of 1045	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	106 of 141	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	85 of 165	48.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	930 of 1001	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	1003 of 1011	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	985 of 1010	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1004 of 1017	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	997 of 1004	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	993 of 1002	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	968 of 997	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	968 of 1000	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	1002 of 1012	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	954 of 1011	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	981 of 1017	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	955 of 1003	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	954 of 1002	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	941 of 997	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	12.5	741 of 748	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	674 of 746	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	559 of 742	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2021)25th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies25%-39 vs state

Science10%-41 vs state

English Language Arts10%-42 vs state

Mathematics7%-47 vs state

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Schools Near Siefert Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Siefert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1547 N 14th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-1500	174	12	14.7	92.5%	2 (1.1%)	156 (89.7%)	6 (3.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.0%)	3	1007^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.5%		1.3	1054^th of 1061 public elementary schools	0.7%	47	14.3	5.0	10.0				14.3	0.0	5.0				25.0		10.0		$16,704	$3,661	$13,043
Elm Creative Arts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 W Walnut St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1800	335	20	17.1	94.3%	3 (0.9%)	288 (86.0%)	21 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	3.3	1002^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	4.0%		2	1042^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	1.8%	40	2.6	17.5	4.4				2.6	17.5	0.0				27.5		12.5		$18,027	$3,660	$14,366
Highland Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1706 W Highland Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 342-1412	387	29	13.3	40.6%	150 (38.8%)	142 (36.7%)	47 (12.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.9%)	48.9	598^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.7%		52.5	601^st of 1061 public elementary schools	43.4%	3	50.0	47.4	56.7	72.2	79.5	80.8	42.1	44.7	40.0	44.4	51.3	57.7	63.2	84.6	52.6	61.5	$14,667	$1,960	$12,707
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1228 W Lloyd St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 264-6000	492	19	25.8	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	462 (93.9%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	13.8	917^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.2%		17.7	905^th of 1061 public elementary schools	14.7%	12	30.8	27.9	23.5	20.5	33.3	31.8	26.9	16.3	21.6	40.9	39.6	43.2	39.5	45.5	25.6	25.0	$14,944	$2,821	$12,122
Brown Street Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2029 N 20th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-3100	245	18	13.7	95.9%	0 (0.0%)	220 (89.8%)	18 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	2.1	1026^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.7%		1.5	1050^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.0%	24	10.5	3.3	0.0				13.2	0.0	0.0				13.8		10.3		$20,303	$3,722	$16,580
Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1350 W North Ave	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 264-6600	496	20	24.8	84.5%	2 (0.4%)	452 (91.1%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	16.9	894^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.4%		16.6	909^th of 1061 public elementary schools	14.3%	15	24.5	22.9	27.9	31.3	45.1	49.0	38.8	41.7	32.6	33.3	39.2	53.1	29.2	55.1	18.8	26.5	$15,053	$2,809	$12,244
Starms Discovery	Public	1-8	2035 N 25th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4900	268	15	17.7	97.8%	4 (1.5%)	242 (90.3%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	1.9	1029^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.4%		2.1	1039^th of 1061 public elementary schools	2.1%	10	0.0	4.6	7.1	7.1	10.5	13.6	0.0	9.1	10.7	3.6	0.0	0.0	4.6	18.2	4.6	9.1	$16,041	$3,152	$12,889
Starms Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	2616 W Garfield Ave	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4700	205	12	17.6	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	187 (91.2%)	8 (3.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)								(n/a)																	$14,711	$2,900	$11,811
Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language	Public	PK, KG-8	2430 W Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4340	499	32	15.6	91.0%	12 (2.4%)	340 (68.1%)	32 (6.4%)	95 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	3.7	995^th of 1044 public elementary schools	4.7%		4	1003^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	5.5%	8	10.3	2.9	12.2	18.2	21.3	12.3	15.0	13.5	17.7	2.1	15.1	1.7	5.3	7.0	5.4	1.7	$16,200	$2,628	$13,572
Carver Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1900 N 1st St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-0500	324	20	15.8	94.4%	2 (0.6%)	300 (92.6%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	3.5	998^th of 1044 public elementary schools	4.4%		3.6	1009^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.9%	11	25.0	10.7	11.1	3.2	15.8	12.0	21.4	0.0	7.4	0.0	10.5	0.0	14.8	16.0	3.6	0.0	$15,188	$2,589	$12,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Siefert Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Siefert Elementary?

Students at Siefert Elementary are 90% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Siefert Elementary attend?

Students who attend Siefert Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : King International Baccalaureate Middle
Middle : Lincoln Middle
Middle : Roosevelt Middle
High : Audubon Technology and Communication High
High : Bradley Technology High
High : King International
High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts
High : Milwaukee School of Languages
High : North Division High
High : Reagan College Preparatory High

How many students attend Siefert Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 174 students attended Siefert Elementary.

What district is Siefert Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

Is Siefert Elementary a good school?

Siefert Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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